According to Procam head Vivek Singh the annual even will be on time. “By the grace of god, we believe that the Mumbai Marathon will be held on time and as per the schedule. I know our city has witnessed a huge tragedy, a complete madness in the last few days but these cowards will achieve nothing,” he said.

The Mumbai Marathon is being held annually since 2004. The various categories that the event has are full marathon (42.195 km), half marathon (21.097 km), dream run (6 km), senior citizens' Run (4.3 km) and the wheelchair event (2.5 km).

Apart from the famed international athletes, a large number of city enthusiasts take part in these races. This also means a crowded roads and a large assembly of people at the starting point near the Shivaji Chattrapati Terminus, the place that happened to be on the recent terror map.

According to Singh, not just the time of the marathon but there will be no change in the start, finish or route of the event. “There will be no change of venue. Once the authorities overcome this current crisis, we will sit with them and work out a proper plan to hold the marathon on time. We will enhance the security of the place,” stated Singh.

But given the volatile security situation, will it be easy to hold an event of such magnitude? “I'm sure there will be many instructions from the various security agencies. We will do the needful. I'm sure if we sit together we can show our resilience to the world,” he added.

Singh also was bullish that the foreign participants wouldn't skip the Mumbai marathon. “I'm sure foreign athletes will come for the Mumbai Marathon like they have been coming in the past five years. They are very professional and they keep moving throughout the world. They, therefore, are well aware of the terrorists' activities as they keep happening all over the world. So I'm sure these recent developments will not affect their plans,” said an optimistic Singh.

Singh, however, refused to comment about the details pertaining to the lodging of the star runners. “I can't tell you weather athletes will be put up at Oberoi and Taj or not. There is still more than a month's time left and we can have answers only later,” Singh said.